{"id":171791,"date":"2024-01-08T11:35:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T17:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=171791"},"modified":"2024-01-09T12:23:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T18:23:43","slug":"wwe-smackdown-hits-misses-1-5-styles-vs-orton-vs-knight-logan-paul-on-commentary-santos-vs-ko-authors-of-pain-return-with-paul-ellering-lashley-street-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/01\/08\/wwe-smackdown-hits-misses-1-5-styles-vs-orton-vs-knight-logan-paul-on-commentary-santos-vs-ko-authors-of-pain-return-with-paul-ellering-lashley-street-profits\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN HITS &#038; MISSES (1\/5): Styles vs. Orton vs. Knight, Logan Paul on commentary, Santos vs. KO, Authors of Pain return with Paul Ellering, Lashley &#038; Street Profits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1836995407\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Happy New Year to all! I\u2019m \u201ccelebrating Dry January\u201d, which will definitely land in my Miss category. But, let\u2019s get to why we\u2019re here!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Santos Escobar vs. Kevin Owen: Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Great match, with both KO and Escobar pulling off some slick moves. It\u2019s a shame that one of these guys had to lose, but going with KO to face Logan Paul is the smartest choice. Escobar is just beginning his hell run and putting him against the unlikeable Logan Paul would take the wind out of that sail (even for just a night). I LOVE bringing in Angel and Humberto as the new cronies for Santos. I think they could have a great series of matches with Wilde and Del Toro<\/p>\n<p><strong>Logan Paul on commentary: Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m usually not a fan of \u201ccelebrities\u201d holding a title, but Paul is just so good, you can\u2019t help but love to hate him. He had enough smarminess on commentary that made you want to see him get laid out of KO<\/p>\n<p><strong>A New Faction with Old Faces: Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was awesome seeing The Authors of Pain back and with Paul Ellering! I also hope that this new faction will be the shot in the arm for Karrion Kross. He\u2019s had so many starts and pauses for pushes, here\u2019s hoping that this one will pay off. On a side note: does Ellering not age?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iyo Sky vs. Michin: Hit<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-620898176\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Michin hasn\u2019t flourished on the main roster like she did in NXT, so I\u2019m hoping having a few more matches with top tier stars like Iyo will put her on the radar. There were a few rough spots in the match, but by the end it really started to gel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyler Bate &amp; Butch vs. Pretty Deadly: Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another debut from NXT, but the flat reaction from the crowd shows that the NXT audience isn\u2019t in sync with your mainstream viewer. I was happy to see Bate, as I followed his work from NXT UK to now and the guy is amazing. Maybe if he\u2019s sticking around, they can work on making up some vignettes for him to introduce his to masses. Fun match, even though I was sad it had to be at the expense of Pretty Deadly losing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Randy Orton vs. A.J. Styles vs L.A. Knight: Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A strong match, as you\u2019d expect with these three. I usually don\u2019t like non-finish matches, especially from outside interference, as usually there is no negative ramifications for the one who causes the non-finish, but this time the announcement of Roman Reigns having to face three guys instead of one made sense, story-wise. I really like Nick Aldis as GM so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No Tag Team Titles: Miss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can we PLEASE split the Unified Tag Team Titles? With so many great teams on the Smackdown roster, they could benefit from a set again for Smackdown exclusively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bobby Lashley &amp; The Street Profits: Miss<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1328583809\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>I was hoping that when these three formed that I meant the return of heel Lashley and a much needed heel run by The Profits, but they\u2019re just better dressed faces and based on this feud with Kross and Company, they seem to be slotted into the face roles. Man, I miss the bad ass Hurt Business&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/01\/05\/wwe-smackdown-results-1-5-kellers-report-on-la-knight-vs-aj-styles-vs-randy-orton-for-shot-at-roman-reigns-iyo-vs-michin-escobar-vs-ko-logan-paul\/\">WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS (1\/5): Keller\u2019s report on LA Knight vs. AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton for shot at Roman Reigns, Iyo vs. Michin, Escobar vs. KO, Logan Paul<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/01\/05\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-1-5-barnetts-review-of-roman-reigns-and-logan-pauls-appearances-randy-orton-vs-la-knight-vs-aj-styles-for-a-shot-at-the-wwe-universal-title-at-the-royal-ru\/\">WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (1\/5): Barnett\u2019s review of Roman Reigns and Logan Paul\u2019s appearances, Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. AJ Styles for a shot at the WWE Universal Title at the Royal Rumble<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2392716838\"><div id=\"pwtor-3271475821\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Happy New Year to all! I\u2019m \u201ccelebrating Dry January\u201d, which will definitely land in my Miss category. But, let\u2019s get to why we\u2019re here! 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